Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-10-12
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TWO STORIES,

TWO STORIES.
In Ireland, many years ago, so the
story runs, there lived tailor ia
NOUS for his wisdom. He was fine
workman, and had met with such
success that not only was he famous
for his wise sayings but his fine work.
manship. He always helped the men
of his trade who appealed to him,
and had great influence among them.
At last the wise and kindly man fell
ill, and was told that he could not
get well. He requested that all the
tailors in that part of the country be
sent for, that he might tell them a
secret that would 60 far toward CIV
ing them the success that had att
tended his life. His wife sent word
to the men, and at the specified time
they reached the town, in a great
state of excitement. At last they
were all crowded into the sick mans
room. There was a deathly stiffness.
Some trembled that the secret might
never be told but would die with
this man. Many of them shed tears
of sorrow, for when this wise man
died they would lose friend that
would never be replaced. With diff
ferent feelings all waited anxiously
about the bed. At last the sick man
opened his eyes, gazed slowly about,
and recognized each one. He opened
his mouth all leaned forward breath
lessly, that they might catch every
word. Slowly, distinctly, the words
came: "AlWays put knot in the
end of your thread before you begin
to sew. It saves time" And the
wise tailor was dead when the SEN
tence was completed.
Here is story from the True Flag,
which, like the preceding, must teach
its own moral:
There was once tailor who had
a beautiful daughter. All the young
men from far and near came to visit
her because of her beauty. Two
rivals sought her one day and said !:
"It is on your account that we have
come hither."
"What do you want of me?" she
replied, smiling.
ave love you," returned the two
young men, land each of US wishes
to marry YOU" -,
The maiden, being we'll brought
up, called her father, who listened to
the two lovers, and then said:
"It is late ;go home now, but come
again tomorrow, and you shall then
know which of you shall have my
daughter"
At daybreak the next morning the
two young men returned. "Here
we are," they cried to the tailor :;
remember what you promised yes
terday."
"Wait a little," he replied. II
am going to town to buy a piece of
cloth. When I return home with it
you shall learn what 1 expect from
YOU"
When the tailor returned from
town he called his daughter and on
her appearance he said to the young
men,:
"My children, there are two of
you, and I have but one daughter.
TO whom shall I give her? Whom
must I refuse? Behold this piece of
cloth I will cut from it two suits of
clothes exactly alike; each one of
you must sew one of them q; and he
who finishes his task fast shall have
my daughter"
Each Of the rivals took his task and
prepared to set about it. The father
called his daughter and said to her:
Here is the thread; make it ready
for the workers."
The maiden obeyed her father,
and taking the bundle of thread seat
ed herself near the young men. But
she was as clever as she was beauti-
fui. Though her father did not know
which of the young men she loved
best, nor the young men themselves,
she knew we'll enough. The tailor
went away; the maiden prepared
the thread; the young men took
their needles and began to sew. TO
the one she loved the beauty gave
short needlefulls, but to the one she
did not love she gave long needle
fulls. They sewed and seWed In
eager haste. At eleven O'Clock the
work was not half done, but at three
o'clock the young man who had short
needlefulls had completed his task,
while the other had yet much to do.
When the tailor returned, the con-
queror brought to him the completed
suit, while his rival still sat sewing.
my children" said the father, 81
did not wish to favor one more than
another; that was why I divided the
cloth into two equal parts and told
you, He who finished his task first
shall have my daughter.' Did you
understand me ?"
"Father," replied the young men,
1--WE understood you and accepted
the test; what must be. must"
The tailor had reasoned thus: "He
who finished first will be the most
skillful workman, and consequently
better able to support a wife," but
he never imagined that his daughter
would give long needlefulls to a man
she did not wish to marry. Clever
ness carried the day, and the maiden
| raallv choSn her own husband